Crush pulverizer



March 13, 1934. M. KONRAD 1,950,851

CRUSH PULVERIZER Filed Oct. 3, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Q z/ yij.

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CRUSH PULVERI ZER Filed Oct. 3, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOR.

Patented Mar. 13, 1934 r 4 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFKlE CRUSH PULVERIZER Mathias Konrad, Eureka, Calif.

Application October 3, 1933, Serial No. 691,994

' 2 Claims. 01. 97-59) This invention relates to a crush pulverizer. spiked roller 11. The auxiliary frame '7 is pro- An object of the invention is the provision of vided with a plurality of registering apertures simple and eiiicient means for crushing the 12 (Figs. 1 and 5) for permitting adjustment of caked soil over planted seed and pulverizing the rear roller 9 longitudinally of the frame, as

5 the soil to facilitate the young plants in coming the operator desires. For attaching the aux- 60 forth out of the ground. iliary frame 7 to the primary frame 1, I prefer- Another object of the invention is the novel ably employ two vertical eye-bolts 13. The axle construction of the primary frame of a wheeled bolt 10 (Fig. 2) extends through the eyes 14 hoe or cultivator so as to receive a novel roller on the iowerends of eye-bolts 13, with the head 10 carrying primary frame, together with an equal- 15 and the nut 16 of said bolt holding the eye- 65 izing device, whereby a very elircient apparatus belts in position. The upper ends of the bolts for treatment of the earth or soil that has been 13 extend through the horizontal inwardly exseeded is provided. tending flanges 4 (Fig. 3), with nuts 1'? on each With the foregoing and other objects in View, bolt, engaging the top and bottom faces of a 16 my invention comprises certain novel construcflange, for securely fastening the bolts in posi- 7 tions, combinations and arrangements of parts tion on the primary frame. as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated An equalizing device 18 is provided, compri in the fi p y d w and more paring vertical rod 19, which rod extends at its 17101113113 pointed out in e pp Claimslower end into a small U-shape bracket 20. A

20 In the drawings: cotter pin 21 extends through U-shape bracket 5 Figure 1 is a View in side elevation of an ap- 20 and the rod 19, securely fastening the same paratus constructed in accordance with the together. A bolt 22 secures bracket 20 to the present invention. inner upwardly extending end of auxiliary frame Figure 2 iS a 1301) p Vi tak on e 2 7. The rod 19 extends through the horizontal 26 Figure l, and looking in the direction of the portion of the L-shape bar 6. A coil spring 80 arrow. 23 is around rod 19 with its lower end engaging Figure 3 is an enlarged longitudinal, vertical the top of the horizontal portion of L-shape bar sectional view of the apparatus, taken on line 6, and the upper end of spring 23 engages a 3-3, Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the washer 24. The washer 24 engages nut 25 on arrows. the upper or outer end of rod 19. By screwing 8 Figure 4 is a top plan View, similar to Figure inwardly on nut 25, the tension on spring 23 2 of another embodiment of the invention. can be increased to tilt up the inner end of the Figure 5 is a view in side elevation of the auxiliary frame 7, whereby the smooth roller device shown in Figure 4, attached to the pri- 9 presses more firmly on the ground. By loosen- 5 mary frame of the apparatus. lug nut 25, the equalizing device 18 will remove 9 Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view taken some of the pressure off the ground by slightly on line 6- d looking in e d O- raising the rear roller. Therefore, it will be tions of the arrows. I seen that I have provided an eflicient equalizing Refen'mg to the dI'aWmgS by numerals, 1 device for obtaining the exact pressure and re- 40 ignates the primary frame Of a Wheeled hoe or sults that the operator desires for the apparatus cultlvator- Thls frame compl'lses tWO slqes in treating the crushed and pulverized dirt over 2, each of which is provided near wheel 3 with planted seed. an inwardly extending flange 4 (Fig. 3), for In the embodiment shown in Figures 4 to 6,

2 f g g i i g f taI$VerSe the same structure as hereinbefore described is lacing ar 18 a er 0 anges employed, except I substitute an inverted U a l the i is L- 26 of nests and strengthws the Sides 2 of frame 13. This bracket 26 15 land over the name 1 and A Substantially U Shape auxiliary frame 7 is by suitable bolts or rivets 27, the bracket is fix- 50 provided which is bent up at its inner end to @513] secured to the The lower ends of facilitate in clearing the cultivated land. An the bracket 26 Carry 13118 aXle bolt on Which axle bolt 8 extends across the frame '7 and is the Spiked T0118! carries the smooth rear roller 9. An axle bolt 111 gu e 4, I have 0?- s w the l e 10 extends across frame 7 near its inner end bracket 20, but in this embodiment, said bracket and this bolt carries the front roughened or is placed and attached in the same manner as l hereinbefore described for the arrangement in the preferred embodiment, Figs. 2 and 3.

This apparatus is easily operated by a single person, and is admirably useful for the cultivation of seeded land, especially for the home gardener.

While I have described the preferred embodiments of my invention and illustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, certain minor changes or alterations may appear to one skilled in the art to which this invention relates, during the extensive manufacture of the same, and I, therefore, reserve the right to make such changes or alterations as shall fairly fall Within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a frame provided with sides, an L-shape bar connecting said sides, an auxiliary U-shape roller carrying frame under said primary frame, said auxiliary frame bent upwardly at its inner end, means intermediate the ends of said auxiliary frame and connecting the same to said primary frame, a small U-shape bracket within said auxiliary frame and against its inner upwardly extending end, said small U-shape bracket being under said L-shape bar, a bolt extending through said small U-shape bracket and through said auxiliary frame fastening the same together, a vertical rod extending through said L-shape bar and having its lower end positioned within said small U-shape bracket, a cotter pin extending through said small U-shape bracket and through said rod, a coil spring around said rod and having its lower end bearing upon said L-shape bar, and a nut and a Washer on said rod against the upper end of said coil spring.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a primary frame including two parallel sides, each of said sides provided with an inwardly extending horizontal flange, a reinforcing bar against the outer end of said flanges and connecting the sides of said primary frame, an L-shape bar at the inner ends of said flanges and connecting the sides of said frame, an auxiliary frame provided with a roller under said primary frame, said roller having an axle bolt extending therethrough and through the sides of said auxiliary frame, eye-bolts with said axle bolt extending through their eyes, said eye-bolts extending at their upper ends through said inwardly extending horizontal flanges, a pair of nuts against the upper and under face of each flange and on each eyebolt, a rod connected at its lower end to the inner end of said auxiliary frame, said rod extending through the horizontal portion of said L-shape bar, and means fastening said rod on said L-shape bar.

MATHIAS KONRAD. 

